N.B. - The movement takes place with the first of the counts, unless the word "slowly" is used.

Exercise 1

Count 1. Step obliquely forwards with left foot. Turn trunk left, raise wand forwards and up.

2. Rise on toes, bend arms, wand across shoulders.

3. Lower heels, wand up.

4. Repeat 2.

5. As in 3.

6. Bend head and shoulders back.

7. Stretch.

8. Recover.

Explanation, and faults to be avoided. The foot should be carried a pace forward in the direction in which it is pointing, and the trunk turned so that the line of the shoulders is at right angles to the direction of the foot. This position is kept throughout the exercise.

Exercise 2

Count 1, 2. Place left foot astride, raise wand forward and up.

3, 4. Bend arms, wand across shoulders.

5, 6, 7, 8. Bend trunk (slowly) forward till the back is horizontal.

9, 10, 11, 12. Stretch trunk (slowly) upwards.

13, 14. Wand raise overhead.

15, 16. Recover.

Explanation, and faults to be avoided. During the bending the chin must be kept in, the back flat, and knees straight. The movement takes place from the hips.

Exercise 3

Count 1, 2, 3, 4. Lunge obliquely forward, with left foot. Turn trunk left, bring right hand across under left armpit, and extend left arm horizontally forward over foot.

Count 5, 6, 7, 8. Place left end of wand on ground in front of left foot and (at 6, 7, 8) slowly raise right leg, straightening left knee, and balance.

9, 10, 11, 12. Replace right foot on ground, returning to the position at 1.

13, 14, 15, 16. Recover.

Explanation, and faults to be avoided. In an oblique lunge the foot is carried forward a distance to two small paces, the left knee bent till vertically over the heel. The back foot must not be moved or rolled. When the body is turned as in this exercise, it should be slightly inclined forward over the knee. The recovery is done by pushing off with the toe of forward foot and raising it clear of the ground with the toes stretched, and then joining the heels.

Exercise 4

Count 1,2. Raise wand forwards and up; point left toe forward, touching ground.

3, 4. Lower wand obliquely across back, left hand to neck, bend left knee up.

5, 6. Point left toe forward.

7, 8. Bend knee up.

9, 10. Join heels, rise on toes, wand overhead.

ii, 12. Half bend knees, wand on chest.

13, 14. Straighten knees, wand overhead.

15, 16. Recover.

Explanation, and faults to be avoided. The toe should be directed straight forward. At 3 the knee should be level with hip, and toe directly under it, pointing down. At II the he Is should be pressed together and the knees well separated.

Exercise 5

Count 1, 2. Lunge sideways to the left, left arm sideways (right hand in front of left shoulder).

3. 4. Swing wand down and vertically up on right (left hand in front of right shoulder).

5, 6, 7, 8. Bend trunk (slowly) to the left.

9, 10. Straighten trunk, returning to position at 1.

11, 12. Raise left hand till wand is pointing vertically up.

13, 14. Raise right hand forward and up (wand horizontally overhead).

15, 16. Recover.

Explanation and faults to be avoided. In bending sideways, care must be taken not to turn the body, and the wand must be kept beside the head as shown in the illustration.

Exercise 6

Count 1. Rise on toes, wand to chest.

2. Half bend knees.

3. Spring, making a quarter left turn; land heels together, knees slightly bent.

4. Recover. (Straighten knees, lower heels.)

Explanation, and faults to be avoided. The turn at 3 must be made during the spring, and the heels should be kept together and knees stretched. The body must be kept erect.

Exercise 7

Breathing, as in Group 1, Elementary exercises.